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for the most part

[for the most part] {adv. phr.}

In general; mostly; most of the time; commonly; generally.

/European countries are, for the most part, tired of war./

Syn.: BY AND LARGE, ON THE WHOLE.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

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